title: Small-bowel obstruction caused by a long-term indwelling urinary catheter.
abstract: The first known case report of a small-bowel obstruction caused by a long-term indwelling Foley catheter is presented. The balloon of the catheter passed into and obstructed the lumen of the distal ileum through a vesicoenteric fistula created by chronic irritation. With the exception of recurrent urinary-tract infections, complications of urinary catheters are rare. The patient presented a diagnostic dilemma that was solved with a preoperative computed tomographic scan.
authors.affiliation: Staten Island Hospital, N.Y.
authors.forename: L P
authors.initials: LP
authors.lastname: Sullivan
authors.forename: P G
authors.initials: PG
authors.lastname: Davidson
authors.forename: D A
authors.initials: DA
authors.lastname: Kloss
authors.forename: J A
authors.initials: JA
authors.lastname: D'Anna
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D002404:Catheterization / Q000009:adverse effects; D002408:Catheters, Indwelling / Q000009:adverse effects*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007415:Intestinal Obstruction / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery*; D007421:Intestine, Small / Q000601:surgery; D001750:Urinary Bladder, Neurogenic / Q000628:therapy; D014546:Urinary Catheterization